Падащият към Земята космически кораб може да се приземи във вода

The Russian Federal Space Agency revealed that they are currently surveying options as to how to control the landing of a failed M-27M cargo spacecraft, which is now plunging towards earth after a major malfunction on Wednesday. Speaking from a press conference in Moscow head of the Roscosmos agency Igor Komarov announced that a water landing may be the best way to control the situation. Komarov listed a series of problems that made the vessel tumble out of control, such as failures of individual components and depressurization in the line unit of the engine system. The failed mission will cost 2.59 billion roubles ( €45.5 million, $50.6 million). The Progress M-27M space rocket was loaded with over 2.5 tonnes of various supplies, including fuel, oxygen, food, equipment and materials for scientific research. The spacecraft was unable to dock at the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday. Issues began to occur six hours after Progress' launch from earth, with the vehicle unable to transmit data from one space ship to the other.